Section 68 IAC 2-6-9 - Accounting metersAuthority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
(a) An electronic gaming device must be equipped with both electronic and electromechanical meters.(b) The electronic gaming device's electromechanical meters must have at least six (6) digits.(c) The electronic gaming device must tally totals to eight (8) digits and be capable of rolling over when the maximum value is reached.(d) The electronic gaming device's control program must provide the means for on-demand display of the electronic meters via a key switch on the exterior of the machine.(e) The jackpots-paid meter is a required electromechanical meter and:(1) the meter must cumulatively count the number of credits bet;(2) the meter must maintain a cumulative count of the credit value of all bills inserted into the bill validator for play;(3) the jackpots-paid meter must reflect the cumulative amounts paid by an attendant for progressive and nonprogressive jackpots.(f) Electronic meters must have an accuracy rate of ninety-nine and ninety-nine one hundredths percent (99.99%) or better.(g) Electromechanical meters must meet a reasonable level of accuracy, given the available technology, as approved by the executive director after consultation with an outside independent gaming test laboratory.(h) The required electronic meters are as follows:(1) The meter must cumulatively count the number of credits bet.(2) The meter must cumulatively count the credit value of all bills inserted into the bill validator for play.(3) The jackpots-paid meter must reflect the cumulative amounts paid by an attendant for progressive jackpots and nonprogressive jackpots.(4) The games-played meter must display the cumulative number of games played.(5) A cabinet door meter must display the number of times the front cabinet door was opened.(6) The drop door meter must display the number of times the drop door or the bill validator door was opened.(i) If the electronic gaming device is equipped with a bill validator, the device must be equipped with a bill validator meter that records the following: (1) The total number of bills that were accepted.(2) A breakdown of the number of each denomination of bill accepted.(3) The total dollar amount of bills accepted.(j) Electronic gaming devices must be designed so that replacement of parts or modules required for normal maintenance does not require replacement of the electromechanical meters.(k) Electronic gaming devices must have meters which continuously display the following information relating to the current play or monetary transaction: (1) The number of credits wagered in the current game.(2) The number of credits won in the current game, if applicable.(3) The number of credits available for wagering, if applicable.(l) Electronically stored meter information required by this section must be preserved after a power loss to the electronic gaming device and must be maintained for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days.Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 2-6-9; filed Jan 17, 1996, 11:00 a.m.: 19 IR 1303; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFAFiled 11/13/2015, 2:37 p.m.: 20151209-IR-068150113FRAReadopted filed 9/4/2019, 10:57 a.m.: 20191002-IR-068190384RFA